Updated 1 September 2023
WeddingFans.asia is owned and operated by Sunisa Umbrella Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
We cater to international and domestic customers.
Our workshop hand produces bamboo hand fans, bamboo umbrellas, and other bamboo products. All items can be customized and personalized.
Specialty
Our specialty is the creation and production of bamboo items exactly according to customer preference. This includes your wedding fans, as well as your promotional fans, and party fans!
Buy from Artisans
Buy direct. Communicate direct. We are trusted by returning customers and new customers for over fifteen years. You will not find us on third party sales website shops of Amazonians, Alibarbers, Ebagoneers or Etsigens. No middle persons, no provision takers, no fulfillment warehouses. You work directly with the lead artisan of our production workshop.
Also, no shopping cart, we are happy to have an efficient and effective conversation with you about your specific wishes.
Brief History
Sunisa Umbrella Workshop, the owner of WeddingFans.asia, started out in 2005 as a Research & Development workshop of business development firm JEDI (www.jedi.asia). It's original purpose was to create improved and new bamboo products that generate extra income for the rice-farming community nearby us, around Bo Sang village in Chiang Mai valley, northern Thailand. That purpose remains true today.
With growing product development, and customer requests for production, the workshop transformed into a sole proprietorship, managed by JEDI's Ms Sunisa and Ms Supaporn. Today, JEDI continues to provide customer service, lowest cost worldwide shipping, and technical support.
Scholarly Mentions
Thailand's renowned Thammasat University Library reviews a newly acquired academic book about pre-historic mobile devices: folding hand fans. Under the review's "Contemporary craft" heading, the scholarly author mentions specifically our workshop as a prime example of Thai hand fans, and extensively quotes our workshop's descriptions of materials, skills and processes in manufacturing our hand fans. Here's the article: NEW BOOKS: HAND FANS, We appreciate the honorable mentions.
Principles - Social and Environmental Responsibility
We adhere to the principles of producing and trading fairly. We practice social responsibility and fairness in our interactions with and among team members, our suppliers, customers and other stakeholders.
We maintain responsible environmental practices. Bamboo is an environmentally responsible raw material.
We aim for the highest degree of environmental acceptability in all our materials and processes. Our products are handmade. We use no heavy machinery.
We are increasing our steps to lower our carbon footprint. Since 2015 this website runs on clean solar energy generated in southern California, US. In 2017 we purchased our electric utility vehicle, a pickup trike ("Elmo") for local parts pickups and deliveries. In January 2018 we installed our first-stage solar power system, powering the workshop's hydroponic lettuce garden. In 2019 we installed a solar hot water heater. We also purchased a hybrid sedan, a good condition second hand. Fully battery powered road vehicles remain out of our affordability range.
Together with JEDI we have planted about 500 tress on the workshop premises, Sansaket Farm. Fifteen years later these have now created a shady woods. We have added another area of about 1,000 mixed forest trees trees, which has now grown to 1,500 trees. Local villagers added another 800 trees to our effort. Conservative estimate, this is good for about 45 tons of CO₂ absorption per year, which by far covers our shipping emissions.
Privacy and Security
We do not participate in the data collection frenzy. We adhere to the traditional values of internet privacy. Our website places no cookies. You are browsing through a secure connection. Our email system uses SSL encryption. Our website uses state-of-the-art, Drupal 8 CMS, with regular updates for security and functionality. More on this (not different from this) in our Privacy Policy and our Service Terms.
Social Media
We always highly appreciate your support in mentioning us in your favorite social media! If you like one of our wedding fans or pages - share it!
To order, simply contact us - the specialist artisans of your special products, handmade wedding fans and hand fans from Chiang Mai, Thailand.